Geoff McGeachin Geoff McGeachin i(A79349 works by) (a.k.a. Geoffrey McGeachin )
Born: Established: 1949 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Born and raised in Melbourne, McGeachin spent some time in the USA in the 1970s as a commercial photographer. After sojourns back in Melbourne and then in Hong Kong and California, McGeachin settled in Sydney were he continued working for the corporate world, but also took on photography for film, television and theatre stills.

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y separately published work icon Blackwattle Creek Camberwell : Viking , 2012 Z1866470 2012 single work novel crime mystery

'It's September 1957, two days before the VFL grand final, and Detective Sergeant Charlie Berlin finally has some time off. But there's no rest for this decent if damaged man, still troubled by his wartime experience as a bomber pilot and POW. A recently widowed friend asks a favour and he's dropped into something much bigger than he bargained for. When he uncovers dubious practices at a Melbourne funeral parlour, it's quickly obvious that anyone asking questions is also asking for trouble. His offsider is beaten and left for dead, witnesses are warned off, Special Branch is on his case, and even Berlin's young family may be at risk. His pursuit of the truth leads him to Blackwattle Creek, once an asylum for the criminally insane and now home to even darker evils. And if Berlin thought government machinations during World War II were devious, those of the Cold War leave them for dead . . . ' (Source: publisher website)

2013 winner Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing Best Novel
y separately published work icon The Diggers Rest Hotel Camberwell : Penguin , 2010 Z1712260 2010 single work novel crime mystery 'In 1947, two years after witnessing the death of a young Jewish woman in Poland, Charlie Berlin has rejoined the police force a different man. Sent to investigate a spate of robberies in rural Victoria, he soon discovers that World War II has changed even the most ordinary of places and people.

'An ex-bomber pilot and former POW, Berlin is struggling to fit back in: grappling with post-traumatic stress disorder, the ghosts of his dead crew and his futile attempts to numb the pain.

'When Berlin travels to Albury-Wodonga to track down the gang behind the robberies, he suspects he's a problem cop being set up to fail. Taking a room at the Diggers Rest Hotel in Wodonga, he sets about solving a case that no one else can - with the help of feisty, ambitious journalist Rebecca Green and rookie constable Rob Roberts, the only cop in town he can trust.

'Then the decapitated body of a young girl turns up in a back alley, and Berlin's investigations lead him ever further through layers of small-town fears, secrets and despair.

'The first Charlie Berlin mystery takes us into a world of secret alliances and loyalties - and a society dealing with the effects of a war that changed men forever.' (From the publisher's website.)
2011 winner Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing Best Novel
y separately published work icon Sensitive New Age Spy Camberwell : Viking , 2007 Z1408315 2007 single work novel crime thriller

'All Alby wants is a decent coffee and a day off. But there's a hijacked tanker with a deadly cargo in Sydney Harbour, and bullets are flying on board a US Navy cruiser. Three sailors are dead and a Seahawk chopper is missing. Who's behind the mayhem? Why is the government intent on shutting down Alby's investigation? What's the connection to the smooth-talking Reverend Priday, spiritual leader to the upwardly mobile? And can Alby trust Lieutenant Kingston, a weapons specialist with the longest legs he's ever seen on a sailor and not a tattoo anywhere on her stunning body?' (publication blurb).

2008 nominated Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing Best Novel
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